Haven (Kamelot album)
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| Studio album by Kamelot | ||||||||||
| Released |
May 5, 2015 (North America) May 8, 2015 (World) | |||||||||
| Genre |
Power metal Progressive metal Symphonic metal | |||||||||
| Label |
Napalm Records/Universal Napalm Records/ADA/Warner | |||||||||
| Producer | Sascha Paeth | |||||||||
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Haven is the eleventh studio album by the American power metal band Kamelot. The album is produced by Sascha Paeth and mastered by Jacob Hansen. The cover and artwork were created by Stefan Heilemann and the additional art/layout were done by Gustavo Sazes.[1] It features guest appearances by Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy), Troy Donockley (Nightwish) and Charlotte Wessels (Delain).
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Sputnikmusic | [3] |
| AntiHero Magazine | [4] |
| Metal Storm | [5] |
| Blabbermouth |  [6] |
Track listing
| Standard Edition | |||
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| No. | Title | Note(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Fallen Star" | 4:39 | |
| 2. | "Insomnia" | 4:13 | |
| 3. | "Citizen Zero" | 5:49 | |
| 4. | "Veil of Elysium" | 3:54 | |
| 5. | "Under Grey Skies" | featuring Charlotte Wessels (Delain) & Troy Donockley (Nightwish) | 4:52 |
| 6. | "My Therapy" | 4:26 | |
| 7. | "Ecclesia" | 0:44 | |
| 8. | "End of Innocence" | 3:49 | |
| 9. | "Beautiful Apocalypse" | featuring Charlotte Wessels (Delain) | 4:25 |
| 10. | "Liar Liar (Wasteland Monarchy)" | featuring Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy) | 5:54 |
| 11. | "Here's to the Fall" | 4:04 | |
| 12. | "Revolution" | featuring Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy) | 4:49 |
| 13. | "Haven" | 2:14 | |
Total length: |
54:53 | ||
| Japan Edition | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 14. | "The Ties That Bind" | 3:52 |
| Vinyl Edition | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 14. | "At First Light" | 5:07 |
| Exclusive Bonus CD (Available only with the LTD Mediabook and Deluxe Earbook) | |||
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| No. | Title | Note(s) | Length |
| 1. | "End of Innocence" (Piano Version) | 3:35 | |
| 2. | "Veil of Elysium" (Acoustic Version) | 3:07 | |
| 3. | "Fallen Star" (Orchestral Version) | 4:52 | |
| 4. | "Here's to the Fall" (Orchestral Version) | 4:05 | |
| 5. | "My Therapy" (Orchestral Version) | 4:22 | |
| 6. | "Fallen Star" (Instrumental Version) | 4:40 | |
| 7. | "Insomnia" (Instrumental Version) | 4:12 | |
| 8. | "Citizen Zero" (Instrumental Version) | 5:51 | |
| 9. | "Veil of Elysium" (Instrumental Version) | 3:54 | |
| 10. | "Under Grey Skies" (Instrumental Version) | featuring Charlotte Wessels (Delain) & Troy Donockley (Nightwish) | 4:52 |
| 11. | "My Therapy" (Instrumental Version) | 4:26 | |
| 12. | "End of Innocence" (Instrumental Version) | 3:50 | |
| 13. | "Beautiful Apocalypse" (Instrumental Version) | featuring Charlotte Wessels (Delain) | 4:27 |
| 14. | "Liar Liar (Wasteland Monarchy)" (Instrumental Version) | featuring Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy) | 5:54 |
| 15. | "Revolution" (Instrumental Version) | featuring Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy) | 4:49 |
Personnel
Band members
- Thomas Youngblood - lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals, orchestral arrangements
- Casey Grillo - drums and percussion
- Tommy Karevik - lead vocals
- Sean Tibbetts - bass guitar
- Oliver Palotai - keyboards, orchestral arrangements
Guest members
- Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy) - female vocals on "Liar Liar (Wasteland Monarchy)", grunts on "Liar Liar (Wasteland Monarchy)" and "Revolution"
- Troy Donockley (Nightwish) - tin whistle on "Under Grey Skies"
- Charlotte Wessels (Delain) - female vocals on "Under Grey Skies", backing vocals on "Beautiful Apocalypse"
Session members
- Cloudy Yang - choirs, backing vocals (track 12)
- Grazia Sposito - choirs
- Herbie Langhans - choirs
- Sascha Paeth - additional guitars
- Dennis Hornung - contrabass (1)
- Miro - additional keyboards (4, 8)
- Thomas Rettke - choirs
Crew
- Sascha Paeth - producer
- Jacob Hansen - mastering
- Stefan Heilemann - artwork, layout
- Gustavo Sazes - additional artwork, layout
- Jim Morris - recording, engineering (drums)
- Andrew Boullianne - recording, engineering (assistant) (drums)
- Philip Collodetti - engineering (additional)
- Miro - engineering (additional)
- Olaf Reitmeier - engineering (additional)
- Tim Tronckoe - photography
- Nina Lahtinen - clothes
- Ville Juurikkala - photography (Troy Donockley)
Charts
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] | 41 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] | 54 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] | 104 |
| Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[10] | 23 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] | 12 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[12] | 150 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] | 14 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[14] | 28 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[15] | 73 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] | 44 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] | 24 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[18] | 119 |
| US Billboard 200[19] | 75 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[20] | 6 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[21] | 10 |
| US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[22] | 1 |
References
- ↑ "News Blog :: KAMELOT - Reveal New Album Details". Napalm Records. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ↑ Thom Jurek. "Album Review: Kamelot - Haven". Allmusic.com. Allmusic. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ↑ Oranges. "Album Review: Kamelot - Haven". sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
- ↑ Thomas Woroniak. "Album Review: Kamelot - Haven". antiheromagazine.com. AntiHero Magazine. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Kamelot - Haven review - Metal Storm". metalstorm.net.
- ↑ "CD Reviews - Haven Kamelot - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Kamelot – Haven" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Kamelot – Haven" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Kamelot – Haven" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Kamelot – Haven" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Kamelot: Haven" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Kamelot – Haven". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ↑ "ヘイヴン" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Kamelot – Haven". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Kamelot – Haven". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Kamelot – Haven". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ↑ "CHART: CLUK Update 16.05.2015 (wk19)". Zobbel. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Kamelot – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Kamelot. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Kamelot – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Kamelot. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Kamelot – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Kamelot. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Kamelot – Chart history" Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums for Kamelot. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
External links
- Haven - Official Pre-Order Website
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